TAYLOR MCKENZIE OF SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, a first-year left-hander from Glen Rose, Texas, has been named the SCAC Softball Pitcher-of-the-Week for games played from Monday, April 4 through Sunday, April 10. SCAC Softball Release - Week 10
McKenzie posted a 2-0 record in three appearances last week, leading Southwestern to a series win over Centenary. McKenzie was dominant in a complete-game shutout, earning a 1-0 win against Centenary with nine strikeouts and only three hits and one walk surrendered. Over the next two games, she pitched 3.2 innings in relief, earning another win in Game 3. She finished with 16 strikeouts and no runs allowed in 10.2 innings on four hits.
Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
First-year pitcher Anna Scarbock of Centenary threw her team-leading fourth complete game of the season last Saturday in game two of a doubleheader at Southwestern, a 3-2 win in nine innings by the Ladies. Scarbock scattered eight hits and allowed just two runs, both earned, with no walks and five strikeouts. She threw 93 pitches, 64 strikes, and faced 35 batters. Senior pitcher Marley Hilton of Schreiner threw a complete game last weekend in a win over Dallas, scattering six hits in seven innings without allowing a single run and striking out two. Sophomore pitcher Sydney Ouellette of Texas Lutheran was dominant in the circle against St. Thomas last weekend. She tossed a complete game shutout in game one of Saturday's doubleheader and followed that with three shutout innings of relief in game two of the doubleheader. Ouellette tossed 10 shutout innings only allowing four hits and a walk. Senior pitcher Cat Patterson of Trinity collected two wins in two appearances over the weekend. In 10 innings pitched, the senior posted an ERA of 0.70 and tallied seven strikeouts. Patterson also only allowed two runs on the weekend.
| SCAC Softball Pitchers-of-the-Week | |
| Week 1 | Madison Vela, Southwestern University |
| Week 2 | Ashyln Strother, Texas Lutheran University |
| Week 3 | Kaylee Culpepper, Schreiner University |
| Week 4 | Sydney Ouellette, Texas Lutheran University |
| Week 5 | Ashlyn Strother, Texas Lutheran University |
| Week 6 | Ashlyn Strother, Texas Lutheran University |
| Week 7 | Ashlyn Strother, Texas Lutheran University |
| Week 8 | Cat Patterson, Trinity University |
| Week 9 | Bri Wodtke, Schreiner University |
| Week 10 | Taylor McKenzie, Southwestern University |
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